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  • Khang Nguyen on XFlowMP and Learning to Plan Robot Movements

    Khang Nguyen and co-author Minh Nhat Vu received the CASE 2026 Best Conference Paper Award for XFlowMP, a framework that learns from demonstrated motions to generate robot movements conditioned on their starting and destination configurations in static environments, such as households and factory……

    IEEE Robotics and Automation9 min read
  • Robots in Society, Business and Culture: September 2026

    In our monthly series, we showcase a selection of robotics stories from society, business, research and culture, as we track the field’s ongoing journey from specialized industrial machines to an increasingly visible social phenomenon.

    IEEE Robotics and Automation5 min read
  • Call for Nominations: 2027 New TC Co-Chairs

    The IEEE RAS Technical Activities Board (TAB) invites nominations for new Co-Chairs of RAS Technical Committees (TCs), with terms beginning January 1, 2027. This call is for TC leadership positions, rather than student representative positions.

    IEEE Robotics and Automation4 min read
  • IEEE RAS Events at IROS

    The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2026) takes place from 27 September – 1 October, 2026, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

    IEEE Robotics and Automation2 min read
  • Robotics and Automation? Informal Reflections on Familiar Terms

    ‘Robotics and automation’ is a pairing heard often around these parts. It puts the ‘RA’ in IEEE RAS, after all. The familiar combination shows up in conference titles, funding calls, and program descriptions. But what is actually meant by the two words?

    IEEE Robotics and Automation6 min read
  • Robots in Society, Business and Culture: August 2026

    In our new monthly series, we showcase a selection of robotics stories from society, business, research, and culture, as we track the field’s ongoing journey from specialized industrial machines to an increasingly visible social phenomenon. Reshoring reimagined?

    IEEE Robotics and Automation6 min read
  • Researcher Spotlight: Chia-Yen Lee, Ph.D.

    Interview conducted and prepared by Dr. Chin-Yi Lin, IEEE CASE 2026 Science Communication Ambassador The post Researcher Spotlight: Chia-Yen Lee, Ph.D. appeared first on IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Website.

    IEEE Robotics and Automation6 min read
  • Call for IROS 2026 Science Communication Ambassadors

    The RAS Media Services Board is searching for Science Communication Ambassadors for the upcoming 2026 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

    IEEE Robotics and Automation2 min read
  • Lujie Yang on Teaching Humanoid Robots by Preserving Interactions

    The OmniRetarget research project achieved a double at ICRA 2026, winning both the Best Conference Paper Award and the Best Paper Award on Robot Manipulation and Locomotion. OmniRetarget proposes a way of converting human demonstrations into feasible motions for humanoid robots.

    IEEE Robotics and Automation8 min read
  • IEEE RAS Intro to Science Communication Workshop

    The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, in collaboration with IEEE Spectrum and AIhub/Robohub, is running an Intro to Science Communication Workshop, an online workshop to introduce you to science communication in robotics, and help you create your own story through hands-on activities!

    IEEE Robotics and Automation2 min read

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